VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 07/18/12 — Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: AVU) is pleased to announce that work will start on the 2012 exploration program at the Covas tungsten-gold joint venture project, located in northern Portugal. Blackheath Resources Inc. ("Blackheath") has a two-stage option to earn into 70% of the joint venture, by spending one million euros by March of 2014. Blackheath can earn a further 15% by funding the completion of a pre-feasibility s
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 04/18/12 — Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: AVU) is pleased to announce that drilling on the Alvalade JV Project in the Pyrite Belt of southern Portugal started this past week. Avrupa and joint venture partner Antofagasta Minerals SA ("AMSA") plan a 6-hole Phase 1 core drilling program. The initial drilling is expected to total approximately 3000 meters, with a further Phase 2 program of up to another 3000 meters expected to begin in
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 04/12/12 — Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: AVU) is pleased to report that the Portuguese government officially issued two new exploration licenses to the Company via a signing ceremony in the office of the Minister of the Economy on March 23, 2012. The two licenses, Arga and Alvito, were previously described as applications in an earlier Company news release, dated October 27, 2011.The Arga Property – Gold and silver targets.The 28.4 km2 Arga
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 03/28/12 — Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: AVU) is pleased to report that the financing announced on February 27, 2012 has been closed.Avrupa issued 4 million units (a "Unit") at $0.30 per Unit for gross proceeds of $1.2 million. Each Unit is comprised of one common share and one non-transferable common share purchase warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share for a period of 24 months that expi
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 03/27/12 — Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: AVU) is pleased to announce that the Government of Portugal has approved and signed a 1-year extension to the Covas W-Au exploration license. The permit will be valid until March 20, 2013, and requires a work investment of EUR 500,000 to fulfill all exploration commitments. At the end of the extension period, if continued exploration is warranted, the company may request a 3-year trial exploitation li
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 02/14/12 — Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: AVU) is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Koritnik porphyry Cu-Au exploration license in southern Kosovo. The permit covers approximately 76 km2 of copper and gold stream sediment anomalies draining the Sharr-Dragash intrusion complex and surrounding lands. Although there are known metals showings within the license, there are few, if any, records of historic or modern exploration in the area
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 02/02/12 — Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: AVU) is pleased to announce the commencement of exploration work in the Portuguese Pyrite Belt under the Alvalade Joint Venture with major international copper producer Antofagasta Minerals SA ("AMSA"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Antofagasta plc. The budget for work in 2012 has been increased to US$ 2.5 million and approved by AMSA. The work program includes up to 6,000 meters of drilling
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/29/11 — Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: AVU) is pleased to announce that drilling has started at the Grbes target on the Kamenica license in eastern Kosovo, as part of a 900-meter first-pass exploratory drill program. The program consists of drilling two targets on the Kamenica License and one target on the Glavej License. The targets are essentially base metal targets with some potential for precious metals.Kamenica Drilling ProgramAvrupa
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 08/23/11 — Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: AVU) is pleased to provide an update for the ongoing Marateca drill project in the Pyrite Belt of southern Portugal. To date, three holes have been completed, and despite difficult drilling conditions in fault zones and silicified rock units, the program is continuing. Avrupa commenced drilling in the Serrinha District on the Marateca license in late 2010 with a 3-hole, 1300-meter campaign to upgrade
